Mechanical tension and integrin alpha 2 beta 1 regulate fibroblast functions.

@article{Eckes2006MechanicalTA,
  title={Mechanical tension and integrin alpha 2 beta 1 regulate fibroblast functions.},
  author={Beate Eckes and Manon C. Zweers and Zhigang Zhang and Ralf Hallinger and Cornelia Mauch and Monique Aumailley and Thomas Krieg},
  journal={The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings},
  year={2006},
  volume={11 1},
  pages={
          66-72
        }
}

• Beate Eckes, Manon C. Zweers, +4 authors Thomas Krieg
• Published 2006 in
  The journal of investigative dermatology…

The extracellular matrix (ECM) environment in connective tissues provides fibroblasts with a structural scaffold and modulates cell shape, but it also profoundly influences the fibroblast phenotype. Here we studied fibroblasts cultured in a three-dimensional network of native collagen, which was either mechanically stressed or relaxed. Mechanical load induces fibroblasts that synthesize abundant ECM and a characteristic array of cytokines/chemokines. This phenotype is reminiscent of late… CONTINUE READING

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